Chapter 64 Treating the Face

Nie Jiu was in a bad mood after being extorted by a little girl, Shen Nian, for twenty copper coins. Plus, he had been knocked on the head by the white wolf yesterday, and his head was aching, so he didn’t feel like wandering around. He came back from the field and went to rest in the fourth room. He didn’t come out until dinner was ready.

Old Man Shen had told him that he would provide him with food and lodging, but it was in the fourth room, not the first room.

As soon as Nie Jiu came out of the room, he was about to go to the fourth room’s dining room for dinner, when he suddenly saw a young boy from the Shen family carrying a large bowl of soup to the first room.

“Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Nian Nian, Second Brother, Ninth Brother, come and help me taste this dish. I made a new dish! It’s super delicious.”

Shen Cai had stopped going to school, and all day long, besides helping the family make scallion pancakes, he would also study the recipes his master had given him day and night. Every day, he would make a new dish. If it tasted good, he would share it with everyone in the different rooms. If it didn’t taste good, he would keep it for his father, mother, and brothers to taste.

Today, he made a three-fresh soup with cabbage, tofu, and eggs.

The ingredients were common, but the taste was very delicious.

After giving a bowl to the first room, he also brought a bowl to the third and fourth rooms.

Nie Jiu looked at the soup and felt it looked familiar.

After taking a sip, he widened his eyes in surprise.

This soup was not only delicious, but it tasted exactly like the one made by the culinary god, Bao Zhanpeng.

Jiang said with a smile: “Fourth Lang’s cooking skills have improved a lot this time. This soup is really delicious. I use the same ingredients, but I can’t make it taste like this.”

Shen Bei smiled faintly: “This kid is not good at studying, but he’s very good at cooking. At this rate of progress, in another two or three years, he can go to a big restaurant to work.”

Nie Jiu couldn’t help but take a few more sips of the soup, and casually asked Shen Bei: “Fourth Lang’s cooking skills are amazing, did he learn it himself?”

Shen Bei said lightly: “No, he has a master, but his master has something to do and left, he’s not here.”

Nie Jiu wanted to ask something else, when Shen Nian ran over.

“Fourth Uncle, I’m here to see you about your face. Hey? You’re still eating? We’ve already finished eating!” Shen Nian’s soft baby voice was sweet and soft.

Nie Jiu frowned: “Treating your face?”

Shen Nian tilted her little head and said: “Yes! Didn’t Grandpa Nie promise Grandpa that you would treat Fourth Uncle’s face? You were tired during the day, so we didn’t bother you. Now you’ve eaten and have energy, of course, you have to treat Fourth Uncle’s face! You wouldn’t go back on your word, would you?”

Nie Jiu held his bowl: “I didn’t go back on my word, I just think it’s necessary to treat your face at night? Can’t it wait until tomorrow morning?”

It’s been delayed for so long, it won’t matter if it’s delayed for another day.

Shen Nian said very seriously: “It’s like this, our family is going to transplant rice seedlings, and Dad and the others will go out to set up their stall one more time tomorrow, and then they won’t go out anymore, they’ll stay home to work. You diagnose Fourth Uncle tonight, and list the herbs you need, and Dad and the others can buy them in town or the county tomorrow, it’ll be more convenient!”

Nie Jiu really didn’t want to argue with this little girl. This little girl was a little devil, she was smarter than adults, like a little monster, everyone in the family doted on her.

If he didn’t agree to her tonight, she would definitely make his life miserable.

Nie Jiu took a deep breath and agreed to Shen Nian. After dinner, he treated Shen Bei’s face.

Shen Nian was satisfied and sat aside waiting for him.

Nie Jiu snorted and ate two more bowls of rice.

He put down his bowl and asked Shen Bei to sit on a stool nearby and show him the scar.

Shen Bei’s scar was on his right cheek, as long as his index finger, it looked like a ferocious centipede, and ordinary scar removal ointments were completely ineffective.

Shen Nian had a way to remove Shen Bei’s scar, but she couldn’t find an excuse to use her skills. It was really troublesome to be a child.

She wanted to see how Nie Jiu’s skills were.

Nie Jiu only took a few glances before asking Shen Bei to get paper and pen to write a prescription: “Prepare these herbs, I’ll make an ointment for you. Keep applying it for a month, and you’ll recover.”

Shen Nian looked at the prescription, there was nothing wrong with it, it was indeed a good formula for removing scars, and it was even more advanced than the formula she knew.

Seeing her looking intently, Nie Jiu asked with a smile: “Do you understand?”

Shen Nian raised her little chin and said: “Don’t underestimate me, I can read.”

She read the prescription aloud.

Nie Jiu raised his eyebrows in surprise: “You’re quite impressive. Do you understand the usage and dosage of these herbs?”

Shen Nian looked at him: “I haven’t learned, how would I know? I’ll know if I learn!”

Nie Jiu stroked his beard and laughed: “Little girl, even if you learn, you may not understand. Learning medicine is very complicated.”

Shen Nian said in a milky voice: “I haven’t learned yet, how do you know I can’t learn?”

Nie Jiu smiled faintly: “I just think you can’t learn. If you don’t believe me, you can take this prescription and buy all the herbs on it. After you buy them back, I’ll teach you to recognize these herbs. If you can remember them all and use them flexibly, I’ll take a different view of you.”

“Deal.” Shen Nian took the prescription and said to Shen Bei: “Fourth Uncle, you don’t have time to go to town, I’ll take the prescription to Dad and let him buy the herbs for you in the county, okay?”

Shen Bei stroked her little head affectionately: “Okay, then I’ll trouble you to tell your father for me.”

Jiang went into the room and took out three taels of silver, handing it to Shen Nian, and said with a smile: “Take the silver first, and we’ll settle the difference later.”

“Okay!” Shen Nian took the prescription and the silver and happily went back to the first room.

When Shen Dong and the others saw the prescription, they were very excited. Shen Dong quickly assured them that he would definitely buy all the herbs.

After dinner, the first, second, and third families prepared for tomorrow’s pancake sales as usual. Seeing the Shen family busy, Nie Jiu suddenly felt a sense of warmth and familiarity.

This family was really hardworking.

And the food they made was really delicious.

Seeing Nie Jiu’s craving, Old Man Shen, for once, generously fried a scallion pancake with braised meat for him to eat.

Nie Jiu almost swallowed his tongue. This thing was too delicious, especially the braised meat, it tasted so much like the one made by the culinary god, Bao Zhanpeng.

Could this family be related to the culinary god?

After finishing everything, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

…

Nie Jiu had slept a lot during the day, and he didn’t have any wine to drink tonight, so he couldn’t sleep. He wanted to go out for a walk. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a wolf lying at the door.

“Hiss! What are you doing guarding my door?” Nie Jiu was startled.

The white wolf glanced at him indifferently. What else could it be doing, of course, it was guarding against you!

You’re not sleeping in the middle of the night, are you going out to steal?

Little Nian Nian was right, you’re really an abnormal old man.

Nie Jiu didn’t understand what the white wolf was trying to express. He wanted to make the wolf move so he could go out, but the white wolf stood up and bared its teeth at him, looking very fierce.

Nie Jiu quickly pulled back his foot that was stepping out of the threshold.

“You stinky wolf…” He was about to curse, when he suddenly saw a blurry figure flash in the night.

Nie Jiu quickly said to the white wolf: “There’s someone over there, maybe a thief, you go and take a look!”

The white wolf didn’t move.

Of course, it knew there was someone. It had already smelled the scent. It recognized the person, and it was allowed to pass.

Nie Jiu became anxious: “You stupid wolf, you’re not stopping the one you should be stopping. Get out of the way, I’ll go catch the thief.”

Before he could go catch the thief, the thief’s figure flashed out from the corner, followed by a familiar little figure.

“Huh?” Nie Jiu widened his eyes.

What was the little girl doing running out with a thief in the middle of the night?

No, she knew the thief?

That person wasn’t a thief?

Nie Jiu instantly understood what was going on, and grinned.

“I told you this little girl is not simple! She’s really a strange child.”

He looked at the white wolf: “If you don’t get out of the way, I’m going to be rude!”

The white wolf ignored him.

Nie Jiu took something out of his pocket.

…

On the back of the mountain.

Ma Chenggong said: “Little Master, someone in your house saw us just now.”

Shen Nian said indifferently: “Don’t worry about him.”

Ma Chenggong said again: “But that person followed us up the mountain.”

Shen Nian turned her head and hid behind a tree. With her excellent night vision, she saw a sneaky figure in the moonlight.